Hosiery form and holder.



J HUEBSGH.

HOSIBRY FORM AND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 00122, 1009.

9713440 Patented 0015, 1, 1910.

25 Jose/5h Huebsch BY ms mmms PETERS co., WASHINGTON, u cv UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH HUEBSCI-I, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

I-IOSIERY FORM AND HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrri Honnscrr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, State of W'isconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hosiery Forms andHolders, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a sock form and holder and particularly to astructure adapted to retain hosiery in extended position during thedrying thereof.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel and improvedconstruction of sock holder having an adjustable heel portion togetherwith a novel structure of holder therefor by which the form may besupported while the hosiery is placed thereon.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims.

In the drawingFigure 1 is a perspective of the holder with a formapplied thereto; Fig. 2 is a detail longitudinal section of the holder;Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section thereof; Fig. 41 is a similar endelevation; and Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of one of the forms.

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures ofthe drawing.

The numeral 10 designates a standard supported by a base 11 and upon theupper end of which the holder 12 is mounted. This holder comprises atrough or way 18 extending longitudinally thereof and adapted to receivethe sock or stocking form 14. This holder is provided at its oppositeends with pivotally mounted wheels 15 which may be of any desiredcharacter but are preferably convex upon their outer faces to facilitatethe application of the hosiery to the form. These wheels are preferablyof different diameters at the opposite ends of the form so as toaccommodate hosiery of different sizes. The holder 12 is provided at itscentral portion with a series of upwardly disposed hooks 16 which may beused to engage the open end of the hosiery when the form is withdrawnfrom the holder so as to stretch the same. This holder is providedadjacent its central portion with a series of apertures 17 through whicha stop screw bolt 18 ex- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 22, 1909.

Patented Oct. 4, 1910.

Serial No. 524,084.

tends and is preferably threaded into the walls of the holder so thatthe abutment 19 may be clamped upon the upper portion thereof to preventvertical displacement of the form. It will be seen by reference to Fig.1 that the end of the leg portion of the sock form abuts against thescrew bolt 18 and lies beneath the abutment 19 which prevents verticaloscillation thereof while the wheels 15 disposed at opposite sides ofthe trough guide the hosiery into position upon the form as shown bydotted lines in Fig. 1. For the purpose of adjusting the bolt 18 withdifferent sizes of forms, a series of apertures 17 is provided at eachside of the standard while the wheels 15 upon the ends of the holdersmay be rotatably mounted upon the screws 20 to allow a free movementthereof.

The sock or stocking holder 14 is preferably formed of .wire bent asshown in Fig. 5 to form the toe portion 21 and the leg portion 26. Thesole portion 22 is provided with an adjustable heel member 23 slidinglymounted thereon and also upon the intermediate support 24 which isprovided with an offset portion 27 to limit the movement of the heelmember which is slidingly connected thereto. This heel member isadjustable to any size of sock and comprises an important improvement ina form of this char-* acter, as independent forms are not required foreach size. The standard 10 is provided with a series of arms or brackets2-5 disposed at an angle to each other upon which difierent sizes orconstructions of these forms may be'supported when not in use.

In the operation of the invention, the hosiery to be applied to the formis stretched over the same when in position upon the holder and thebearings in the groove thereof prevent either vertical or longitudinalmovement while the wheels assist in stretching the wet or moist 'oodsover the heel of the form. When applied, the form is withdrawnlongitudinally from the holder so that the article thereon may be driedin any desired manner which obviates ironing thereof. When the form isused in connection with hosiery such as stockings, the upper portionsmay be engaged with the hooks at the center of the holder so that whenthe form is withdrawn, the leg or upper portion of the stocking isstretched longitudinally into proper shape.

It will be observed that the form used is provided with an adjustableheel portion by which it can be conveniently adjusted to different sizesof hosiery by simply sliding the movable member thereof into proper position to engage the heel of a sock or stocking placed thereon.

It will be seen that this invention presents a simple, efiicient andeconomically constructed form for drying hosiery and a holder therefor.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits what I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination of ahorizontally disposed holder open at its top and one end, a form mountedfor longitudinal movement in said holder, means to retain said formagainst longitudinal movement in one direction and permit its withdrawalin the opposite direction, an extension from said form, and laterallydisposed means carried by said holder to prevent upward movement of saidextension.

2. A hosiery form holder provided with means to retain a form againstlongitudinal movement in one direction and against lateral movement inany direction, and wheels disposed upon said holder adjacent the heelportion of said form.

3. A hosiery form holder having a horizontally disposed way open at itstop and one end to receive a form, and an abutment extended above saidway to prevent vertical movement of said form.

41. A hosiery form holder having a way adapted to receive a form, a stoptraversing said way to limit the movement of said form inone direction,and an abutment extended above said way to prevent vertical move: mentof said form.

5. A hosiery form holder having a way adapted to receive a form, a stoptraversing said way to limit the movement of said form in one direction,an abutment extended above said way to prevent vertical movement of saidform, and wheels pivoted at the free end of said way.

6. A hosiery form holder having a way adapted to receive a form, a boltextending laterally of said way, and an angular abutment carried by saidbolt and disposed above said way.

7. A hosiery form holder having a way open at one end to receive a form,and upwardly disposed hooks located at the inner end of the form whendisposed in said way and extended in opposite directions.

8. A hosiery form holder having a way adapted to receive a form, andpivotally mounted convex wheels disposed upon the opposite walls of saidway at the free end thereof and inclined toward each other at the lowerportion of the way.

9. In a hosiery form holder, a standard, a holder thereon provided withan open way to receive a form, means carried by said holder forretaining said form in position, and laterally extending supporting armscarried by said standard beneath said holder.

10. Ina hosiery form holder, a standard, a holder thereon provided withan open way to receive a form, means carried by said holder forretaining said form in position, and means upon said holder forpermitting the adjustment of said retaining means longitudinallythereof.

11. In a hosiery form holder, a standard, a holder thereon provided withan open way to receive a form, means carried by said holder forretaining said form in position, and oppositely extending upwardlydisposed hooks carried by said holder intermediate of its ends.

12. In a hosiery form holder, a standard, a holder thereon provided withan open way to receive a form, means carried by said holder forretaining said form in position, and curved friction bearings mounted atthe free ends of said holder.

13. In a hosiery form the combination of a coiled toe portion and acontinuously curved heel portion extended therefrom and terminating in abifurcated leg portion, and a holder provided with means to extendlaterally between said bifurcated portions.

1 1. A hosiery foot form comprising a frame forming a foot and legportion, a slide bar disposed intermediate the top and bottom of saidframe and having stop portions, and a heel portion adjustably mounted onsaid frame and connected to said bar to en gage the stop portionsthereof.

15. A hosiery foot form comprising a frame forming a foot and legportion, a slide bar extended from the toe of said foot por tion to saidleg portion and having an offset portion intermediate its ends, and aheel member slidingly mounted upon said offset portion.

16. A hosiery foot form comprising a continuous wire frame having acoiled toe portion and curved rearwardly extending foot portionsterminating in an angular leg portion, a slide bar extended from saidtoe to said leg portion and having an offset portion intermediate itsends, and a heel member slidingly mounted upon said offset portion.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH HUEBSCH.

IVitnesses MANFRED PEARSON, WILLIAM O. HunBsoI-I.

